Healthy Gamer Recensioni 

Personal coaching changed my life for the better.
After 32 weeks of personal coaching my understanding of my emotional state is on another level. My relationships have greatly improved and I feel so much happier and content with my life. I would absolutely recommend it.

I completed 20 sessions of 1-on-1 coaching, after trying group coaching out for about 4 sessions. I really enjoyed my experience with my coach! Coaching isn't the fix to all of your problems but can really help you navigate challenges. I stuck with the same coach for my entire duration, & I preferred this experience much more in comparison to my years of traditional psychotherapy where I'd be circling around the same problems and never really reaching any of my goals. I highly recommend, but would like to note that your coach is mostly there to encourage you to put the work in yourself that way you can navigate your issues on your own. You have to be willing to work on yourself and separate from your ego.

Exactly 52 weeks ago, I started my first sessions of both 1-on-1 Personal Coaching and Group Coaching.

DISCLAIMER: Who your coach and group is will probably impact your experience. Do some window-shopping if you feel like they aren't the right fit. With that said, here are my experiences with both group and personal coaching.

(TLDR: Both fill different needs. If you feel lonely and like you're the only one experiencing your problems, do group coaching. If you want to get something closer to typical therapy, but with more of a proactive approach, do personal coaching. I would personally recommend trying both for a week or two.)

1-on-1 Personal Coaching:

Personal coaching was one of the best things I ever did for myself. I was incredibly lonely, depressed, and burnt out. Signing up for coaching was an act of desperation for me, but through it I've learned how to genuinely become happy. Here's what I gained from personal coaching.

- Figured out my personal hierarchy of needs
- Truly learned that my suffering is not invalid because other people have it worse
- Became more aware of my thoughts and emotions
- Developed values such as gratitude, curiosity, and connection
- Learned how to meet myself where I'm at
- Learned organizational skills (for ADHD)
- Improved my mindset when it comes to burnout
- Learned how to process emotions on my own
- Learned empathy for myself
- Learned how to catch when I'm angry
- Developed empathy with others
- Figured out how to set the right goals
- Learned how to love making music again
- Discovered purpose

The only thing I would change about my coaching sessions is maybe having a little more direction. But I think that if that were the case, we wouldn't have discovered some of the underlying thoughts and feelings, so it's kind of a trade-off there. My coach was incredibly compassionate and was honestly so fantastic.

Group Coaching:

Group coaching is a pretty different feel from Personal Coaching. I think it draws a lot of inspiration from AA. If you feel like you need to talk every week about your problems, then group is not for you. Group feels like a friend group that you can always talk to about what's really going on in your life. Here's what I gained from group:

1) Learned how to comfort others and be more compassionate
2) A feeling of community and camaraderie
3) Learned not to try and solve other people's problems (very important for men)
4) Developed genuine friendships
5) Learned the value of journaling and also how to journal (my coach was big on having us journal each week)
6) Had something social to look forward to going to each week
7) Learned from other's experiences how I could improve my own life
8) Cried a few times in front of my group mates

Overall, I think group was fantastic. The one criticism I have of group is that at the end of each session, we would compliment each other. It was really nice receiving those compliments, but it was incredibly stressful to give them. I think that was particular to my group though and is not universal.

Conclusion:

Coaching is genuinely one of the best things you can do for yourself, and you will get benefits out of both personal and group. Stick with them both as long as you can afford them. Your experience will change depending on your coach, but in my experience of the two coaches I had, both were exceptional. They just have very different styles. If you're nervous about the 1 star reviews, just go for it regardless. You'll truly never know until you try. Also you can pick your coach. I can recommend Forest heavily.

I've had two experiences with this service so far, one with group coaching and one with solo coaching. Overall, both were helpful, but I personally think that my issues might not have been a great fit for the service. I have ADHD, and mainly I was looking to find some other people to share experiences with (I didn't really have friends to talk to) and feel like I had some more agency in my life.

With group coaching, at the time I was on a very low dose of medication which I didn't realize wasn't helping my symptoms. During most of the sessions I found it hard to concentrate, and by the time I had organized my thoughts enough to contribute to the conversation, it had already moved on. I'm aware that it can be hard to organize people into groups due to everyone having unique issues and different availabilities, but I felt like maybe I misreported what I was struggling with when I signed up, because everyone else seemed to have specific issues with family/friend relationships or self-confidence, while I struggled more with motivation and feeling stuck in life due to my ADHD. I listened to the group members vent their frustrations about friends and family and I kind of had to just nod and act engaged while I had Twitter open on my other monitor or something. That being said, the conversations we did have were good and I did get some insight into setting boundaries and making your feelings known to others.

Fast forward to 2023 and I decided to do solo coaching as I was once again feeling stuck in life and frustrated with living with my family at 25 years old. My coach did a great job at validating my feelings and providing genuine support and advice for some of my issues, but I still found it hard to concentrate at times and would often unintentionally ramble about a topic until I forgot what my actual goals for the session were. Part of the blame is on me for that, but I also felt like sometimes my coach would lead the conversation he felt was important when it was really a minor issue for me, and I would feel internally frustrated that we never got to address my real problems. In the final few months I was doing a lot of trial and error with my medication (I just recently found a dose that seems to work, yay!) and soon the sessions just became about my experiences and frustrations with that and I could tell my coach was getting a little tired of it. At a certain point it felt like we started to disagree about how important medication is for me and how much I should actually expect it to "fix" my life, and it almost felt like my subjective experience was being invalidated. I got the typical advice of limiting distractions, improving nutrition, and making general lifestyle changes. I tried my best to explain how I've tried a bunch of lifestyle changes and still find it incredibly hard to get anything done, and how vitally important I felt it was for me to find the right medication. I renewed my plan for a few weeks but after that I decided that maybe an ADHD-specializing psychiatrist or therapist would be better.

I don't think these criticisms I have are necessarily a fault of the program and I think it's not a one-size-fits-all thing. I think if you have a legitimate mental condition like me, coaching might be worth it to try before you jump straight into therapy, but don't expect it to be 100% effective at solving your problems. And no matter what you're struggling with, you still have to put in the effort to follow your coach's advice and make meaningful change or else you'll be talking about how you've made no progress week after week.

My experience with Group Coaching was great!
Access to the program through the Healthy Gamer site and discord was simple & clear. The nature of the programs and what one can expect in them was made clear also. The programs are reasonably priced. The weekly meeting schedule (with access to your particular Discord group chat) was particularly helpful. (AKA one's ability to interact with the group and/or coach is nearly unlimited and encouraged) Seriously, if you are considering group coaching put any of your thoughts and feelings in the group chat at any time. Your inner experience is absolutely relevant to the group, no matter how mundane. Coach's feedback and guidance was appropriate & helpful. A number of group members changed groups/dropped out etc., and the changes were handled with minimal disruption. Coach kept tabs on individual concerns and progress, and the experience felt approachable & casual (often fun). Coach was attentive and clearly invested in our (the group) well-being.

Recommended. Thanks HG

Overall, it did not help me. Coaches are 100% hit or miss and theres no screening process for clients to try their coaches. Why am I paying upwards of $50 a session to talk to an unqualified individual who is supposed to help me understand and resolve my issues?

More details on the coaching experience I received:

2020: I received 8 free personal coaching lessons from a coach "in training". The coach did not particularly add anything useful in helping me explore my issues. However, they did validate my emotions.

2022: I received 8 weeks of free career coaching (per their pilot program). I think this coach was decent because he was actually trained and he seemed competent. The problem was that I couldn't do the things he wanted to me to do.

2023: I paid for 8 weeks of personal coaching with someone who should've been trained. He seemed smart. The problem is that he wasn't helpful at all. I felt that he didn't care to try to help me with my issues. Like, I had to lead the conversations and do all the work. It was not worth it. A complete miss on Healthy Gamer's side.

Uncovering childhood trauma can be incredibly excruciating. I am so grateful that I found this program that provides trustworthy coaches. My coach has been incredibly supportive and understanding throughout the process. He is patient and always knows how to ask the right questions to get me to think. I feel heard and understood during every session. Now that my session is almost over, I can confidently say that I have gained a lot of different perspectives. Thank you guys so much for making such valuable and important resources accessible.

I've done 1on1 and group therapy and both helped me a lot by getting insight in what I'm feeling, how I react to what I'm feeling and a lot more.

I had a very wonderful coaching experience, being coached for many months through my issues. The coach was attentive, had a good memory, was very empathetic, allowed me to discuss what was on my mind, and was excellent at guiding the conversation. The coach is a mirror for you, YOU have to show up and do the work to process. The coach will provide you assignments and tools needed to help alleviate your issues but you have to show up and do the work. They will definitely cheer you on and it feels like you have a very good friend dedicated to your well-being. I would recommend it but you have to know yourself well enough, are you ready to put in effort or do you need more help (like medicine)? If the latter, perhaps you should see a professional in your area first. For me, I'm in a MUCH better place thanks to my coaching experience and very grateful for it!

It isn't like counseling that ask me endlessly "what do you about ...". Coaching is a unique relationship that is very different from friends and families.

I recommend a try.

My coach was excellent. I found myself regularly rating her pretty highly on the post-evaluation surveys. I signed up for Career Coaching and found myself focusing on career-adjacent matters 30% of the time and the rest of the time talking about things that could probably be topics for therapists. That said, I feel like I had some conversations better than what I've had with therapists in the past (i.e. conversations that actually felt like they led to me taking productive action to address the things that caused me problems). I'm probably going to switch to therapy after my last coaching session in a couple weeks, but I feel like I will be able to make better use of that time for reaching my goals now.

Ask me how their discord mods react when violations of their rule 6 are reported.

It's good but keep in mind they are not professionals. The fact that you have a scheduled time with someone to work on your stuff helps a lot, regardless of how they do.
In my particular case, I feel I am doing most of the work, but my coach also helped. The thing is, the process is helping me have a better life.

The coach was a good listener and did a great job of helping me come up with my own realizations about how I was approaching certain situations. It gave me confidence in my choices and helped me be more clear about the path forward, both in my relationships and in my career. Great experience, and they'll definitely be the first stop if I ever want to have coaching again at a different time of my life.

The coach I had was a wonderful listener and helped filter out what to focus on more. She also does a great job in putting my feelings and thoughts into sentences.

If you are planning to continue your coaching sessions, I recommend just being open and honest about your thoughts and feelings. The root of the problem will be discovered faster.

Since my coach was able to understand what I am going through, the feedback really helps me.

My experience was with group coaching. I found the group setting beneficial. I found this coaching helped me see aspects of myself in other people. I took away insights in almost every session (I had 31 total sessions before our group decided to close down).

Our coach was empathetic and intuitively knew when to steer the conversation and when to let it play out. She often demonstrated the skills we were encouraged to practice in our group: active listening, validation, compassion, and authenticity. She was integral in developing a space where we could show up authentically and be compassionate each week.

My problem, as I see it now, was based on my relationship with video games. It had deteriorated to the point where I would consider it an addiction. With the help of the coaching program, and some other resources, I finally made a decision to quit on May 11, 2023. However, this is just my journey; I still believe video games can be a great source of community and an awesome space to play. I have abused them to the point where I can no longer play anymore. Since then, I have become much more physically active, finally finished things I have procrastinated on for years, started eating healthier, have more energy, am back to working on my spirituality, and generally doing much better. I attribute this heavily to the work I did in coaching and the influence of the other members.

It was inspiring to see people grow, too. I think that is one of the benefits of group coaching (besides being the cheaper option). You get to have peers to relate to and improve with.

My brief experience with customer service was also excellent. They responded politely and swiftly, outside of operating hours. My support ticket was for a refund for an unused session of coaching.

The only issue I encountered was when I couldn't attend a session. I thought I had read somewhere that a session wouldn't incur a charge if you let your coach know at least 24 hours in advance. So, I let her know, and I still was charged. Not too big of a deal for me, but something worth noting.

Is it worth the price? Well, for one, my mom signed me up with a different program to help with gaming addiction. Comparatively, HG Coaching is less than a third of what that program charged my mom (yikes!). HG Coaching is much broader and all-encompassing, so it's not quite as focused as this other thing, nor does the coach have as much experience with video game addiction. Still, considering the experience I had, I feel that the price was reasonable considering the experience I had.

We also got access to all the modules of Dr. K's Guide during our coaching (access revoked once your sessions are up). I explored part of the meditation module; it was helpful and informative, easy to follow with worksheets to help reflect on the information from the videos. It was decent of them to include this.

I had an extremely positive experience overall with Healthy Gamer Coaching. As with anything, you get what you put into it. If you're willing to engage with the process, you'll find much to learn and space to grow with the program.

1:1 Coaching Review:
A coach is 'randomly' assigned to you based on the coaches available, no figuring out of they are a good match.
The coach never took notes and between sessions forgot everything, we had a lot of repeated conversations (Probably because they didn't take notes).
There were no agenda items going into each session and the coach preferred that I 'led' each session, but it circled into me surfacing information that was previously told to the coach and trying to build on it, to which they have no memory of suck conversations.
No action items going out of each coaching sessions and no reflection at the end, which really got me questioning, what was the value in that session?

The coach eventually let it slip that he had 40 other clients to see that week alone.. which explains the complete lack of professional attitude, a therapist/coach should not any anywhere near that number and it honestly made the whole experience feel like a factory, designed to pull in significant money for little to no value.

I honestly feel like it's borderline scamming.

This was my third time doing the coaching program. I stayed with my coach for 40 sessions over a one year period, and previous did two rounds of 16 sessions each in prior years.

My experience was excellent. My coaches have been thoughtful and helpful, making me feel like an equal and allowing me to drive the area of focus that I’m most thinking about. The coaches are great at making connections, exploring reasons behind actions and feelings, and providing a fresh perspective. I would recommend anyone try this program, especially since it is incredibly easy to get started. In my experience, a lot easier than finding therapy.

Did 1-on-1 coaching for 10 months. My coach was amazing, and helped me turn my life around!

Not a substitute for professional help, but an amazing resource nonetheless!

My coach helped me find my life purpose
10/10, the online guide and resources you get access to plus the coaching every week has completely changed my life. But - only if you're willing to go through it.